Changes this year include shortening the event to one week in February and adding a week in August. The price has changed, too. Gone are the $52.80 for two specials, replaced with a flat $30 per person (tax and tip not included).

“It was just time. We hadn’t had an increase in price and it was getting tough for the restaurants to offer creative, interesting meals. It’s our 10th anniversary and we wanted to shake things up a little,” says Deborah Park of Visit Denver, the event’s sponsor. “Restaurants were excited to share seasonal produce and menu items in the summer, and people can have patio seating at that point too.”

With two separate weeks — Feb. 22-28 and Aug. 23-29 — places are going to fill up faster this year. More than 265 metro Denver restaurants have signed up, and late additions are expected. So far, about 100 menus are posted. Check DenverRestaurantWeek.com for updates.

In 2013, 355 restaurants participated, serving 436,650 meals. Remember to be kind to your servers — they might get a little tired.

Also, Visit Denver encourages restaurants and diners to use the #denverYUM hashtag when posting on social media, including Twitter and Instagram.